Possible improvements

The big knobs on the left and right side cold possibly be cut off or carved away in spring of 2013. A big problem will be to hide the wounds on an otherwise immaculate tree without any scar. The long branch on the left side can be shortened right away. Then I could  move the tree a bit to the left in the pot. This can be done easily next spring.

Japanese maple #11

Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, this one I have entered for Noelanders Trophy in January 2013.

Just in time

Just in time were all the tree stored away. On Saturday Walter and Boris helped me to get everything ready for winter. And right the next day he came.

stolen from Martin Sturm, Germany

After a few others who don't want their trees to be shown here the most recent loot at martin Sturm in Germany: Two medium sized nikko Azaleas.

small flowering ash in fall

Flowering ash, Fraxinus ornus.

hiornbeams in fall

Two European hornbeams, Carpinus betulus.

European black pine #11

European black pine, Pinus nigra austriaca

European beech #4

European beech, Fagus sylvatica

more maples in fall

Three Japanese maples (Acer palmatum) and one French maple (Acer monspessulanum).

Back from the International Bonsai Academy in France

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Euonymus #2

European euonymus, Euonymus europea

horse chestnut again

two ivys again

red, redder, reddest

hornbeams

Oriental hornbeam (Carpinus orientalis) and two European hornbeams (Carpinus betulus).

European beech #2

European beech, Fagus sylvatica